Tote-box



(No Model.)

W. G. AVERY.

TOTE BOX.

No. 488,259. Patented Dec. 20, 18921.

ATZ'URNEY.

Urrnn STATES ATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM G. AVERY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

TOTE-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 488,259, dated December20, 1892.

Application filed March 18, 1892. Serial No. 425,417. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. AVERY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in 1ote-]3oxes, of whichthe following, with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to tote boxes for nail mills, screw factories, andother uses.

The object of my invention is a tote box of sheet metal, theconstruction of box being such as to give the greatest strength andrigidity with the least weight, and which box is also simple inconstruction and comparatively cheap to manufacture.

My invention consists in making from a single piece of sheet metal ablank which may be bent to the required form of a box and give strengthat the parts of the box subject to the most strain.

The invention is fully described herein and defined in the claims.

In'the drawings, Figure 1 is a blank formed of a single piece of sheetmetal ready forbend' ing into shape to form the box; Fig. 2 is aplan ofthe complete box; Fig. 3 is a broken side elevation, and Fig. 4 is abroken end elevation.

I cut from the corners of a rectangular piece of sheet metal the cornersas seen by the full lines 1, and also cut the blank as seen by the fulllines 1, leaving the projecting lips 2 upon the side wings 3, the parts2 being entirely removed. In the end wings,et, are small perforations 5corresponding with the projections 2, and through which said projectionspass when the blank is folded to form the box. The extended end wings 6form the handles of the box. The blank having been formed as illustratedand described, the side wings 3 are bent up on the dotted lines 7, andthen the end wings t are bent up on the dotted lines 8, the projectinglips 2 passing through the perforations 5. The lateral extensions 9 ofthe end wings 4. are then bent around over the corners against the sidewings 3. The dotted lines 10 show where the bend will be. Rivets 12 arethen put through the rivet holes 11 to hold the lapped ends 9. The topedges of the side wings 3 may be folded over to reinforce and stiffenthe upper edges of the sides of the box, if desired. The extensions 6 ofthe end wings 4 are then rolled over on the lines 13, as illustrated, toform the handles. The projections 2 may be turned down or riveted downas desired.

The blank may be formed without the projections 2 and theircorresponding perforations, 5.

The blank, formed as described, will makea box complete with handles,solid at the corners and reinforced at the places where needed, of asingle piece of sheet metal; and being strengthened just where neededand at no other place, the lightest practical weight of metal can beused and the box is as light as can be made.

One distinctive feature of my device is a box with the handles integralwith the body of the box, which avoids wireing them on the box andalsoavoids the annoyance of having the handles loosen.

My box is the lightest, simplest, strongest, and the most durable of anythat can be made, as well as being-the cheapest to manufacture.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A blank for the purpose described,the blank being formed from a single piece of sheet metal having itscorners cut out, with projections upon its side wings, and perforationsin its end wings to receive the projections, and extensions on the endwings to form handles for the box, substantially as described.

2. A box of the character described, consisting of a single piece ofsheet metal having its corners cut out, with projections upon its sidewings, and perforations in its end wings to receive said projections,and integral extensions on the end wings to form handles for the box,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 13th day of August, 1891.

WILLIAM G. AVERY. Witnesses:

J. A. OSBORNE, MARTIN W. SANDERS.

